UK Plant Nurseries Directory
A plant nursery grows what it sells. That single difference is why a good nursery will usually carry far more varieties of a particular plant than a general garden centre, often at better prices — particularly for hedging, trees and anything bought in quantity.
This page lists 76 nurseries, planteries and specialist growers from our directory of 192 UK listings. If you are weighing up which you need, our guide to garden centres versus plant nurseries explains what each does better.
Before you visit a nursery
Nurseries do not always operate like shops, and this catches people out more than anything else:
- Hours can be restricted or seasonal. Some open only at weekends, some close through the quietest winter weeks, and a few trade by appointment.
- Some are wholesale or trade-focused. Many welcome retail visitors, but not all — check before travelling.
- Facilities are usually minimal. A café, card payment or accessible parking cannot be assumed.
- Addresses can be approximate. Rural postcodes cover a wide area and will not always bring you to the gate.
Every listing below shows opening hours, contact details and any access notes we have verified.
Nurseries by county
Berkshire
- Penwood Nurseries | Penwood, Newbury, Berkshire
- Stubbings Nursery | Maidenhead, Berkshire
- The Big Plant Nursery | Twyford, Berkshire
Buckinghamshire
- Hartwell Nurseries | Garden Centre in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
- Lakers Nursery | Winslow, Buckinghamshire
- Shepherd Nursery | Chesham, Buckinghamshire
- Stotts Nursery | Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire
- The Plant Specialist Nursery | Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
Essex
- Art Nursery Garden Centre | Epping, Essex
- Billericay Nurseries — Billericay, Essex
- Bourne Brook Nursery — Greenstead Green, Essex
- Catrina Nurseries — Growing Green — Brentwood, Essex
- Chapel End Nursery — Broxted, Essex
- Cherry Orchard Nursery — Rochford, Essex
- Connaught Farm Nurseries — Loughton, Essex
- Craft Nurseries — Lawford, Essex
- Deans’ Nursery and Garden Centre — Great Bromley, Essex
- Elms Nursery & Garden Centre — Crays Hill, Essex
- Four Acres Nursery — Rochford, Essex
- Grenville Nurseries — Writtle, Essex
Hampshire
- Bashley Plant Centre | New Milton, Hampshire
- Everton Nurseries | Lymington, Hampshire
- Leydene Gardens Nursery | Fareham, Hampshire
- New Forest Hostas & Hemerocallis | Specialist Nursery, Lymington, Hampshire
- Shallowmead Nurseries | Boldre, Lymington, Hampshire
Kent
- Archers Low Nursery | Sandwich, Kent
- Coolings Potted Garden Nursery | Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent
- East Northdown Nursery | Margate, Kent
- Meadow Grange Nursery | Whitstable, Kent
- Vincent Nurseries & Plant Centre | Herne Bay, Kent
- Youngs Nurseries | Broadstairs, Kent
London
- Clockhouse Nursery, Enfield — Opening Hours, Address, Reviews & Nearby Alternatives
- Finchley Nurseries, Mill Hill
- Glebe Nursery, Enfield
- Haste Hill Nursery, Pinner
- Petersham Nurseries, Richmond
Oxfordshire
- Thamesdown Farm Nurseries | Garsington, Oxfordshire
- Waterperry Gardens | Plant Centre & Gardens, Waterperry, Oxfordshire
Surrey
- Cedar Nursery, Cobham
- Dunkirk Nursery, Egham
- Quality Plants, Shepperton
- Spring Reach Nursery, Ockham
- Tenaker Plants & Gifts, Chobham
- The Otter Nursery, Chertsey
- West of Eden Plant Nurseries | Plant Nursery in Chertsey, Surrey
- Woodlark Nurseries Ltd, Hersham
When to buy from a nursery
Roughly November to March is bare-root season — hedging, roses, fruit trees and many shrubs are lifted dormant and sold without pots. It is considerably cheaper than container-grown stock and the plants generally establish better. Most garden centres carry little or no bare-root, so this is where a nursery earns its keep.
Late summer and autumn suit perennial buying, with well-grown stock at sensible prices and a full season for roots to establish before growth starts.
Is your nursery listed?
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